Where is here, if you don't mind me asking Insatiable?

The military academy thing was merely a plot device to bring our characters together. I haven't spent any time on its details because the majority of the story is outside of the academy anyway. If that's the kind of uniform you imagine, then imagine it that way. As for ranks, there probably is some kind of hierarchy system, but within SWARG I imagine that they would have less of an impact or meaning, as it's a covert group and their activities are not always legal. And, those assets (airstrikes, etc) certainly cost the academy a great deal of currency, as they're an independent specialized military force, or it could simply be a device that prevents us from calling in support at every turn.